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Athens Academy Varsity Baseball vrs. Riverside Military Academy
Spartans Capture First Region Win
Jack Thomas and Avi Patel shut down the Eagles with a one hit, 7K, 1 walk shut-out on a cold, windy evening at Mastandrea Field. Jack went the the first four innings and Avi came in the fifth, striking out 2 and getting the third batter to pop out to him! Quite the pitching performances.
The Spartans earned three runs in the first and eight in the third to 10 run rule Riverside Military Academy in five innings.
Once again the defense committed no errors, and Jackson Reynolds allowed no stolen bases.
In contrast, the Spartans stole seven bases with Jack White having two.
Key Stats:
11 runs, 6 hits, 7 RBI’s
Multi-hit game by Wyatt England 2/3, 3 RBI’s, run
A key double by Hilt Moree in the third with 2 RBI’s and a run
Singles by Charlie Kahlstorf, Jack Thomas (1/1), Palmer Bush (1/1)
Jack White and Jackson Reynolds being hit by pitches (3)
7 stolen bases by: Charlie Kahlstorf, Jack White (2), Palmer Bush, Turner Trapnell, Wesley Williamson, and Henry Trapnell
No errors
Game Changers:
A key double by Hilt Moree in the third with 2 RBI’s and a run
No errors defensively
Extraordinary pitching by Jack Thomas and Avi Patel
Up next:
St. Francis at Cool Ray Field in Atlanta, March 8th at 7:00 pm
Quotable from Coach Barton:
“A Good Day at the Office!”
Final Score:
Riverside Military Academy 0, Athens Academy 11
GO SPARTANS!
Online Athens has a picture slide show by Matthew Caldwell from the Athens Academy-Clarke Central game
The Oconee Enterprise has a picture of Wyatt England pitching taken by Ryne Dennis at the Clarke Central game
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Athens Academy
Athens Academy is an independent, co-educational school for students in K3 through 12th grade, located on a beautiful 152-acre campus in Northeast Georgia. For over 50 years, Athens Academy has pursued its mission of Excellence with Honor through academics, athletics, fine arts, and service and leadership.
